Energy transfer in constant period free-electron lasers
Abstract
A simple single particle model of a free-electron laser (FEL) amplifier has been used in a computer simulation to determine the maximum fractional conversion of electron kinetic energy to laser energy. The simulation results can be represented by a single universal curve. A simple scaling relationship for the length of the optimized constant period helix together with the universal curve permit one to predict maximum fractional energy conversion for any set of values of initial electron energy, initial laser intensity, magnetic field amplitude, and magnet period.
- Publication:
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Applied Physics
- Pub Date:
- June 1980
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 1980ApPhy..22..219C
- Keywords:
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- Computerized Simulation;
- Electron Energy;
- Energy Conversion Efficiency;
- Free Electron Lasers;
- Light Amplifiers;
- Electron Trajectories;
- Energy Transfer;
- Kinetic Energy;
- Mathematical Models;
- Particle Motion;
- Lasers and Masers;
- PACS 42.55;
- 42.55